Congenital lobar emphysema presenting at late childhood: A rare case report

Santra, Avradip; Dutta, Pravati; Manjhi, Rekha; Pothal, Sudarsan

doi:10.4103/0970-2113.135792

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“…Santra et al, reported such a case in which CLE was diagnosed at the age of 15 years. 13 As in this baby, respiratory distress is the commonest mode of presentation. The diagnosis of CLE requires a high degree of suspicion.…”

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Congenital lobar emphysema: a rare cause of respiratory distress in a neonate

Mittal

Parakh

Jain

et al. 2018

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a congenital condition characterized by distension and air trapping of the affected lobe of the lung. It is one of the causes of infantile respiratory distress, which may require surgical resection of affected lobe. Case characteristics: 3-day-old neonate with ventilation refractory respiratory distress. Imaging was suggestive of decreased lung tissue on the right side with ipsilateral mediastinal shift. Intervention/ outcome: Early surgical lobectomy was done to improve lung functions and the child improved dur to early intervention. Message: An early diagnosis with high index of suspicion helps patients with this rare congenital anomaly. Early intervention is the key to good long-term outcome. More awareness about the entity and treatment options available would greatly help improving the outcome and disease burden.

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Congenital lobar emphysema: a rare cause of respiratory distress in a neonate

Mittal

Parakh

Jain

et al. 2018

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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“…Here, also a clinical examination, chest X-ray, CT chest with IV contrast, lung perfusion scan, etc., were done. CLE patients presenting later in life shows recurrent chest infections [8]. Correcting the underlying cardiac defect helps in relieving lobar emphysema [9].…”

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A Case Report on Congenital Lobar Emphysema

Unnikrishnan

2017

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) disorder is an uncommon respiratory issue in which air can enter the lungs yet cannot escape, bringing about over inflation (hyperinflation) of the projections of the lung with an incidence 1 per 20,000-30,000 per birth. It is frequently recognized in babies or youthful newborn children; however, a few cases do not get to be distinctly evident until adulthood. This issue might be sufficiently serious to bring about related heart issues. We report a case of a 1-month-old female infant who showed the signs and symptoms of this disease, but responded well to her treatment and was discharged in a stable state.

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“…Santra et al ., reported such a case in which CLE was diagnosed at the age of 15 years. [ 7 ] The diagnosis of CLE requires a high degree of suspicion. CLE may be misdiagnosed as pneumothorax and in such cases insertion of an intercostal drainage tube may be detrimental to the patient.…”

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Congenital lobar emphysema: Pitfalls in diagnosis

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Congenital lobar emphysema (CLE) is a rare but life-threatening congenital anomaly leading to respiratory distress in early childhood. Diagnosis requires a strong clinical suspicion. We report a case of a 31/2-month-old infant who was initially diagnosed with pneumonia requiring multiple hospital admissions. After computed tomography of the thorax, a diagnosis on CLE was made. The child was planned for surgery in the next available routine operation theatre. However, suddenly in the evening, she developed respiratory distress and needed emergency surgical intervention. The child improved dramatically after surgery, and the postoperative period was uneventful. Early diagnosis and treatment in such cases can lead to dramatic results.

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Congenital lobar emphysema presenting at late childhood: A rare case report

Cited by 13 publications

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Congenital lobar emphysema: a rare cause of respiratory distress in a neonate

Congenital lobar emphysema: a rare cause of respiratory distress in a neonate

A Case Report on Congenital Lobar Emphysema

Congenital lobar emphysema: Pitfalls in diagnosis

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